Challenges and opportunities in planning for the conservation of Neotropical seasonally dry forests into the future

DA Prieto-Torres, J Nori, OR Rojas-Soto… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence indicates that distribution of Neotropical seasonally dry forests (NSDFs)
and the survival of the species and communities that inhabit them have been negatively …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change promotes species loss and uneven modification of richness patterns in the avifauna associated to Neotropical seasonally dry forests

DA Prieto-Torres, A Lira-Noriega… - Perspectives in Ecology …, 2020 - Elsevier
We assessed the effects of global climate change as a driver of spatio-temporal biodiversity
patterns in bird assemblages associated to Neotropical seasonally dry forests (NSDF). For …

Analyzing individual drivers of global changes promotes inaccurate long-term policies in deforestation hotspots: The case of Gran Chaco

DA Prieto-Torres, S Díaz, JM Cordier, R Torres… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the context of the global climate and biodiversity crises, forecasting the effectiveness of
Protected Areas (PAs) and forest management to conserve biodiversity in the long-term is a …

Identifying priority conservation areas for birds associated to endangered Neotropical dry forests

DA Prieto-Torres, J Nori, OR Rojas-Soto - Biological Conservation, 2018 - Elsevier
Neotropical dry forests (NDF) are widely distributed and possess important levels of species
richness and endemism; however, they are considered a highly endangered ecosystem …

Birds and Natura 2000: a review of the scientific literature

A Portaccio, T Campagnaro, T Sitzia - Bird Conservation International, 2023 - cambridge.org
The Natura 2000 network, the pillar of biodiversity conservation in Europe, still shows some
knowledge gaps after almost 30 years since its implementation. As birds are a taxonomic …

[HTML][HTML] Climate and land-use change refugia for Brazilian Cerrado birds

FJA Borges, R Loyola - Perspectives in ecology and conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
As climate and land-use changes threatens biodiversity, the identification of refugia areas for
species becomes a crucial strategy in conservation planning. Here, we integrate climate …

Grappling with uncertainty in ecological projections: a case study using the migratory monarch butterfly

N Neupane, EF Zipkin, SP Saunders, L Ries - Ecosphere, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Projecting species' responses to future climate conditions is critical for anticipating
conservation challenges and informing proactive policy and management decisions …

Is the current Mediterranean network of marine protected areas resilient to climate change?

A Kyprioti, V Almpanidou, A Chatzimentor… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rising ocean temperature impacts the functionality and structure of ecosystems, further
triggering the redistribution of biodiversity. Still, the magnitude and anticipated impacts of …

Climate–ecological–economic modelling for the cost-effective spatiotemporal allocation of conservation measures in cultural landscapes facing climate change

C Gerling, M Drechsler, K Keuler, JA Leins, K Radtke… - Q Open, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Climate change has become a key threat to biodiversity. As a response to climate change,
species may adapt spatially (with range shifts) and temporally (with phenological …

Prioritizing coastal wetlands for marsh bird conservation in the US Great Lakes

J Grand, SP Saunders, NL Michel, L Elliott… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Human activity surrounding the Laurentian Great Lakes basin has significantly degraded
coastal wetland habitats, resulting in severe marsh bird population declines and reduced …